Knitted Doll Pattern
Materials
3mm knitting needles
8ply 100% acrylic knitting yarn
in orange, purple and hot pink colours
Instructions
Using thumb method, cast on 28 stitches, marking
centre of row with a scrap of yarn and leave a tail of
approx 30cm.
doll front
doll back
1st row: Purl
Next row: Increase knitwise (ie. knit first into front and then into back of each stitch) into every
stitch – 56 stitches.
Beginning with a purl row, stocking stitch (ie. purl row, knit row, purl row, knit row, etc) 7 rows.
Shape feet
Next row: Knit 6, (Knit 3 together) 6 times, Knit 8, (Knit 3 together) 6 times. Knit 6 – 32 stitches.
Stocking stitch 13 rows, marking centre of last row with scrap of yarn.
Stocking stitch 18 more rows.
Shape shoulders
Next row: Knit 7, (Knit 2 together) twice, Knit 10, (Knit 2 together) twice, Knit 7 – 28 stitches.
Stocking stitch 3 rows.
Shape head
Next row: Knit 8, increase in next 12 stitches, Knit 8 – 40 stitches.
Stocking stitch 23 rows.
Next row: (Knit 2 together) to end – 20 stitches.
Break off thread leaving approx 35cm yarn. Using needle thread yarn through stitches left on
knitting needle and leave loose until later when stitching up.
Arms – make 2
Cast on 7 stitches using the thumb method; leave a tail of approx 30cm.
1st row: Increase knitwise into every stitch – 14 stitches.
Beginning with a purl row stocking stitch 18 rows.
Cast off loosely (knitwise); leave a tail of approx 30cm.
Please mail knitted dolls to ausEE Inc., PO Box 9303, Pacific Paradise Qld 4564 for filling and
stitching up, a materials tag is attached at this stage. Please email [email protected] with any queries.
ausEE donates the completed dolls to gastroenterology clinics in hospitals and they are then
given to children undergoing endoscopies or surgery for EGID/EE. Thank you for your help!